H.R. 4922: D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
Sponsor
Byron Donalds
Republican · FL-19
What H.R. 4922 does
The DC CRIMES Act, H.R. 4922, would limit the District of Columbia government's power over its own criminal sentencing laws. It would take away the District's authority to enact any act, resolution or rule changing a criminal sentence in effect when the bill is enacted.
The bill would also lower the maximum age of a youth offender in the District from 24 to 18 and repeal a provision that lets a DC criminal court sentence a youth offender below the mandatory minimum term. The DC Attorney General's office would have to publish youth offender crime data on a public website and update it monthly.
How the House voted
Passed · September 16, 202531 Democrats broke with their party to vote yes
Jake Auchincloss
Herb Conaway
J. Luis Correa
Jim Costa
Henry Cuellar
Sharice Davids
Donald Davis
Laura Gillen
Jared Golden
Vicente Gonzalez
Maggie Goodlander
Josh Harder1 Republican broke with their party to vote no
Thomas MassieOn Passage: H R 4922 DC CRIMES Act · Roll no. 270 · Official record
HR4922 Legislative Journey
Sent to Senate
Sep 17, 2025
Received in the Senate.
House: Passed 240-179
Sep 16, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)
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House: Committee Action
Sep 15, 2025
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
House: Vote: 26-19
Sep 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
House: Committee Action
Aug 8, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
About the Sponsor
Byron Donalds
Republican, Florida's 19th congressional district · 5 years in Congress
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Financial Services
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Cosponsors (8)
All 8 cosponsors are Republicans. Cosponsors represent 6 states: Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, and 3 more.
Committee Sponsors
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
4 of 47 committee members cosponsored
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H.R. 4922 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- Aug 8, 2025
Passed the House, received in Senate
Sep 17, 2025
H.R. 4922 Bill Text
“To limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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